Followership Studies

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FOLLOWERSHIPSTUDIESLokman Mohd Tahir


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FOLLOWERSHIP

Followership -the process of being guidedand directed by a leader in the work

environment


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FOLLOWERSHIP

Ability to place organization ahead of

personal ambition

Allegiance and loyalty up and down the

chain of commandAbility to recognize they share

responsib i l i tyto help organization to

succeed

Ability to know whenand howto challenge

the status quo


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Followers actions/attitudes influence their leader For better or worse

Qualities of effective followers are same ones we

want in leaders We tend to focus too much on the leader:

Performance of leaders & followers are variables that dependupo n one another

Followers often have the information, expertise, and ideas thatare essential for success

IMPORTANCEOFFOLLOWERS


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LEADERSHIP& FOLLOWERSHIP

Leadership -the process of guiding & directing thebehavior of people in the work environment

Formal leadership -the officially sanctioned

leadership based on the authority of a formal

positionInformal leadership -the unofficial leadership

accorded to a person by other members of the

organization

Followership -the process of being guided & directedby a leader in the work environment


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LEADERSHIPANDFOLLOWERSHIP


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A TWO-DIMENSIONALTAXONOMYOF

FOLLOWERBEHAVIOR/STYLE

Figure 10.3Source:Adapted from Kelly, R. E. (1992). The Power of Followership. New York: Doubleday/Currency.


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ALIENATEDFOLLOWER

Is a passive yet and independent thinker.

Effective followers whose have experienced

setbacks and obstacles.

Able to think independently Not participating in decision making and

developing solutions to the problems


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CONFORMISTFOLLOWER

Participate actively but does not utilize critical

thinking skills in his behavior

Carryout orders and tasks

They participate willingly and not consideringanything including the risks and nature of tasks.

Trying to avoid conflict

Often works with an autocratic leadership

Resulted from a strict policy and regulation Prohibited individuals innovation and creativity.


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PASSIVEFOLLOWER

Exhibits neither critical, independent thinking and

active.

Activities were limited to what has been told to do

Leave the thinking process to their leaders Resulted from leaders who likes to controlling of

others and who punish mistakes.


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EFFECTIVEFOLLOWER

Critical, independent thinker and active in schools

They do not try to avoid the risks or conflict

Have the courage to initiate change and put

themselves at risks or conflicts with others even totheir leaders,

Serving the best for schools.


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PRAGMATICFOLLOWER

Has the four important qualities.

Uses the best whatever style that best benefited

the schools or his position to minimizes risks

They appears when schools are at risks, desperatetimes to overcomes the difficulty.

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THECOURAGE FOLLOWERSHIP

Courage to assume responsibility

Courage to serve

Courage to challenge.


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COURAGETOASSUMERESPONSIBILITY

Derives from personal responsibility through

acknowledge ownership to the schools.

Dont rely to the leadership of the organization

Initiate opportunities to through which they canachieve personal fulfillment, increase their

potentials.


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COURAGETOSERVE

Always support the leaders decision and

contributing to the organization.

Complement the leaders chair


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COURAGETOCHALLENGE

Do not sacrifice to the organizational leader.

Take a stand against the leaders actions and

decisions when its contradict with organizational

mission or own integrity.

They will face all the punishment and

consequences.


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COURAGETOPARTICIPATE

The struggle of corporate leaders and

transformation are considered as mutual

experience.

Under difficult situation, follower will support the

leader and organization.

They did not afraid to confront the changes and

work to reshape the organization


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COURAGETOLEAVE

Follower withdraw from the organization

Didnt afraid because not rely to the leaders to

provide the self-worth.

Conflict between leader and the follower or followerdoesnt have any trust toward the organizational

leader.


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FOLLOWERSHIPRESEARCH

Research has revealed that followers

contribute 80% to the success of the

organization, while the leader only

contributes a mere 20%.Followers should be valued and held

accountable for the successes of any group

while their leaders should be rewarded for

encouraging the followers to reach their fullpotential.

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Followership Studies